Refrigerator display vending-vehicle



P. L. SERWE AND G. C. DIG' KEY.

REFRIGERATOR DISPLAY VENDING VEHICLE.

AP LICATION FILED MZAR 25,1919.

Patented May 18, 1920.

2 SHEETSSHEET l- P. L, SERWE AND G. C. D!CKEY.'

REFRIGERATOR DISPLAY VENDING VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, I919.

1,340,853, Patented May 18, 192%.

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' WASHINGTON.

REFRIGEBATOB DISPLAY VENDIN G-VEHICLE.

' Specification of Letters latent.

Patented May 18, 1920.

Application filed March 25, 1919. Serial No. 285,121.

which the following is a full, clear, conclse,

and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification.

Our invention relates to refrigerator CllS- play vending vehicles andhas to do more particularly with a vehicle of this character forhandling meats in which an inclosed body is provided having atransparent d splay case located within the body and suitably connectedwith refrigerating means preferably in the formv of one or more icechests located alongside the display case. This outfit is suitably builtinto the body portion and located so as to provide an attendants floorspace alongside the show case, this space being connected with a spacein front where a drivers seat is provided, the body being preferablyplaced upon the chassis of an automobile. The display case is preferablyarranged along the curb side of the body, that is, the right side,WhlCll is the curb side as it is generally called. A suitable door isprovided for closing the display side and which may be opened when thevehicle is drawn up to the curb, so as to expose the case. and contentsto view. Thus a very neat and attractive portable conveyance is providedfor the display of meats, etc.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings for a more detaileddisclosure of our invention, I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved vehicle with the side dooropen disclosing the display case and a portion of the side wall brokenaway to show one of the ice chests;

Fig. 2 is a section just above the displayv case showing a floor plan ofthe vehicle;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a section along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 showing the transparentdisplay case and connected rear ice chest.

' Referring now more in detail to the preand ferrediform ofourinventionas illustrated. it comprises an inclosed body portion place upon asuitable chassis 5 as of an automobile.

The bodyis, preferably made as wide as possible and therefore the floor6. is, extended so as to project over the wheels, being cut away at therear Wheels 7 and provided with suitable-mud guards 8. Along the curbside of the body we provide a suitable display case 16 preferably havinga glass front and top with sliding rear doors and connected withrefrigerating apparatus in the form of a front ice chest 9 and rear icechest 10 so as to provide acirculation of cold air through the displaycase. This, of course, keeps the interior of the case cooled so as topreserve the meats and other articles kept therein.

For this purpose we provide a suitable lever 12 connected with the door15 and acting upon a ratchet 13 so thatthe door may be held in its openposition. Thus the attendant may open and close the door from theinside. p

A floor space 14 for the attendant is provided alongside the displaycase 16 so that ready access may be had to the case and also to the icechests without having to leave the vehicle. Also, at the front end ofthe vehicle a space 17 is provided for the driver at which a seat 18 isplaced adjacent the steering wheel 19 and-a suitable door is 'Thesechests have removable covers for replaced along the curb side forentering and Wterior of the machine. When getting ready to display hiswares, he simply drives up to the curb or any place where it is desiredto stop, and opens the side door 15 by means of the lever 12 so as toexpose thedisplay case 16 and contents to view to the prospectivecustomers.

A neat, clean, sanitary and attractive portable shop ,is thus provided,in which perishable goods may be kept in a cooled state ,due to thecirculation of cold air through the case from the connected ice chests.Also ready access may be had to the display case and customers easilywaited on without the attendant having to leave the machine. The machineis driven up to the curb and opened and the customers can step to theside of the machine and select cuts of nieat just as is done in theordinary butcher shop.

Although we have shown a preferred design it is to be understood that wecontemplate other arrangements than the particular one shown. Forinstance, the display case may be varied or any number of ice chestsprovided. Also the side door need not be controlled by any particularkind of lever.

Therefore we do not desire to .be limited tothe exact structure shownand described but aim to cover all that which comes within the spiritand scope of the appended claims.

1. In a display vending vehicle, a body comprising a display case alongthe curb side, an attendants space along the case, and suitablevrefrigerating means forthe display case, said means comprising anice-chest at the'forward end of the display case and an icechest in theattendants space adjacent the rear end of the display case.

-2. In a display vending vehicle, a bod comprising a display case alongthe our side andhaving a transparent side and a transparent top, anattendants space along the case, said case and space being confined bysuitable walls, a movable door extending at one side of and above thecase adapted to beppened to expose the side and top of the display caseto view along the curb slde, and suitable refrigerating means forthedisplay case.

3. In a display vending vehicle, a body comprising a display case withtransparent side and top along the curb side, an attendants space alongthe case, said case and space being confined by suitable walls, a

movable door extending at one side of 'and above the case ada .over therear wheels along one side of thebody over the rear ted to be opened toexpose the side an top of the display case to view along the curb side,and suitable refrigerating means for the display case, means controlledby the attendant from inside the body for opening and closing the door.I

' 4. A body for display vending vehicles comprising a walled inclosureadapted to fit the chassis of an automobile and extending thereof, adisplay case wheel position along the curb side, an attendants spacealong theother side over the 66 the other wheel posit1on, andfsuitablerefrigerating means carried within the body for the display case, saidmeans com rising an ice-chest at the forward end of t e display case andan ice-chest in the attendants space adjacent the rear end of thedisplay case. v v

6. A body for display Vending vehicles comprising a walled inclosureadapted to fit the chassis of an automobile and extending over the rearwheels thereof, a dis lay case with transparent side. and top a ong oneside of the body over the rear wheel, position along the curb side, amovable door closing one side of the vehicle and adapted when open toexpose the display case and provide an opening above the case to the at:

comprising a suitably walled body adapted to fit a running gear of avehicle, an attendants space within said body, a transparent displaycase within the body alpng the curb-side, a movable door closing oneside of the vehicle and adapted when open to expose the display case andprovide an opening above the case to the attendants space,'and an icechest. positioned alongside the display case and connected therewith soas to supply a cold air circulation to the dis lay case.

n witness whereof I hereunto subscribe my name this 7th day of February,A. D.

. PHILIP L. S-ERWE.

pivoted along its 7. A display vending vehicle for meats In witnesswhereof I hereunto subscribe GEORGE o. DIOKEY. I

